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Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Tracy Morgan and Allen Maldonado in "The Last O.G." (TBS/Francisco Roman)

“The Last O.G.”: Tracy Morgan’s unexpected fresh start

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Laura Ingraham (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

It’s official: Laura Ingraham will return to Fox News

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Steve Zahn and Natalie Martinez in "The Crossing" (ABC)

“The Crossing”: A sci-fi parable set adrift in midseason

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Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene and John Legend as Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!" (NBC/Virginia Sherwood)

What a friend we have in Black Jesus: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live”

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Dan Stevens as David Haller in "Legion" (FX/Matthias Clamer)

“Legion” season 2 and the art of depicting sanity in a mad world

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Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in "The Americans" (FX/Patrick Harbron)

From Russia, not in love: How will “The Americans” play out?

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Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in "Roseanne" (ABC/Adam Rose)

“Roseanne” returns with a vision of grudging tolerance

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United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta organizing marchers on the 2nd day of March Coachella in Coachella, CA 1969. (George Ballis/Take Stock/The Image Works)

As the March for Our Lives grabs headlines, PBS presents “Dolores,” godmother of social struggle

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Josh Radnor in "Rise" (NBC/Virginia Sherwood)

“Rise”: Guys, here’s how not to be a male ally

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Brendan Fraser in "Trust" (FX)

FX’s “Trust” bequeaths unto us the golden return of Brendan Fraser

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Bill Hader in "Barry" (HBO/John P. Johnson)

“Barry” allows Bill Hader’s dark side to shine

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Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor in "Billions" (Jeff Neumann/Showtime)

“The door is open”: On “Billions,” Asia Kate Dillon shakes up the macho finance world

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Andy Kindler, Carrie Brownstein, and Fred Armisen in "Portlandia" (Augusta Quirk/IFC)

“Portlandia”: The end of the Rose Route

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Cameron Cuffe as Superman's grandfather, Seg-El in "Krypton" (SYFY/Gavin Bond)

Rebels of “Krypton”: A Superman prequel for the Resistance

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tephanie Beatriz and Andre Braugher in "Brooklyn Nine Nine" (Fox/Jordin Althaus)

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is back, and awake to the nuances of orientation and identity

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Sarah Silverman; Van Jones; David Letterman (AP/Jordan Strauss/Evan Agostini/Getty/Leigh Vogel)

David Letterman, Van Jones, Sarah Silverman and our empathy gap

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Krysten Ritter in "Jessica Jones" (Netflix/David Giesbrecht)

“Jessica Jones” tells every woman’s origin story

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Nazanin Boniadi as Clare in "Counterpart" (Starz)

“Counterpart”: a prime example of prestige TV in any universe

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Annabella Sciorra (Getty/Jemal Countess)

It’s time for Annabella Sciorra to be the star she deserves to be again

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Michael K Williams and James Purefoy in "Hap and Leonard" (Jace Downs/SundanceTV)

“Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo”: A dance with racial toxicity

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Susannah Flood, Ben Rappaport, and Regé-Jean Page in "For the People" (ABC/Eric McCandless)

“For the People”: Justice in Shondaland, USA

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Rachel Lefevre and Caroline Dhavernas in "Mary Kills People" (Lifetime/Christos Kalohoridis)

“Mary Kills People” loses some of its spirit

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Rosie Perez and Josh Radnor in "Rise" (NBC/Peter Kramer)

“Rise”: NBC’s spring awakening

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O.J. Simpson (Getty/ Jason Bean)

Selling the monster: Fox finally airs “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?”

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